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Sleeping for Babies Aged 9-12 Months

Most babies will now be sleeping for about 11 hours at night, with two sleeps during the day (1–2 hours each). Remember to approach sleep time in a quiet, soothing way, and playtime in an exciting way. Giving these verbal and physical messages helps your baby learn what is expected.

If your baby has been unwell, or teething, this may disturb their sleep patterns and they may have difficulty settling to sleep or resettling in the night if they wake.

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By now you will have a well-established evening routine of dinner, bath, story and bed.

Your baby may now be more active in sleep. If they wake and cry out, wait to see if they resettle. If they can’t resettle themselves, or become distressed, go to them and try to resettle them gently in their cot rather than taking them out and feeding them. Stay and comfort them until they’re calm and then leave the room.

If your baby has been unwell, or teething, this may disturb their sleep patterns and they may have difficulty settling to sleep or resettling in the night if they wake. At this time they need lots of reassurance, cuddles and comfort. Once they’re well again, re-establish your bedtime routine.

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